Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-06
ROANOKE.



RoANoxE, Va, January 4, 1857.
The new year finds everything In motion
here. The hotels are crowded with visit
tors, many OF whom are moneyed men
t<ckfrg Investments IN some Of The mine.
raj lands near here or In reab estate In the
city. Property n constantly changing
bapds, snd those who sell realize q profit on
their investments.
Arrangements have been perfected for
cenmeueing work on the Roanoke and
Z rag County railroad At an early date. The
road viii be thirty-eight miles long, and
viii run from this place 10 New Castle, In
Crsig county. II will open up splendid
mineral country and win Add greatly to the
wealth snd prosperity OF this city.
The English capitalists who purchased
the Roanoke ziuc-and-siver mioe for
100000 are In New York city, and are cx-
pected here every day. Other valuable
leads OF the same metals have been discoy-
cred near here, and yesterday some fine
specimens Of these ores were forwarded TO
New York.
A Mr.. Reese. Of Philadelphia, is endea-
voring 10 establish plant here for the
manufacture OF Basic steel, which he
clsims Is equal in all respects to the Besse.
nsr article, and can be manufactured much
more cheapiy. The iron-ores OF this To-
ealify, Mr.. Reese asserts, are rich In phos-
phorns, aud the lime used In eliminating
this element becomes q phosphate, which,
~ q fertilizer, can be sold for enough TO
cover the cost Of making steel. Much In
terest Is taken In the matter here, and the
formation OF stock company for the man.
ufncture Of steel and the phosphate OF
lime may be looked for before the spring
opens.
The January term of the Hastings Court
began yesterday. Judge W. Gordon R)-
bertson's cbsrge 10 the grand jury was an
admirable one-fulI Of sound logic and
practical uggSstions. Four indictments
have been made, and the grand jury Is still
nj work.. w. Bodle, felony; William
Colehauser, misdemeanor l.. j. Morrow,
mlsdemcanor John IIarston, larceny.
The case OF r. G. shade, an empioy6 OF
the Norfolk aud Western Railroad C0mpa-
Nv, charged with breaking into the ticket.
Office at the Union depot here, is now occu.
pyfng the attention Of the jury. Shade
was found by Mr.. NJ. +. Bragg in the
ticket-offce between 2 and O'Clock In the
morning.
information was received here last night
OF terrible affair in Floyd county about
twenty-five miles from here. Hayden Con-
rer was drunk, and wanted his father, ID.
X. Conner, to get him more whiskey. This
che old man refI'ed TO do; whereupon the
son became furious, and, drawing knife,
cut his father so severely across the aldo.
men that the intestines protruded. The
wounded man Is fifty years old and re-
spected by his neigbbors. He did not de-
sire TO have his son pros ecuted and advised
him to leave the country, which he did.
The neighbors are much incensed at the
crime.
Work at the Roanoke machine-works has
opened up briskly for the new year. The
company have an abundance OF work on
hand, and employ about thousand men.
BY some means the rumor got abroad that
the company needed more men, and yester-
day about four hundred made application
for work. As they were mostly farm
hands or ordinary laborers, they did not
In many instances secure work.
The week OF prayer Is being observed at
the several churches here, and the meetings
are largely attended. I.